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The March of the Zombie Companies

The March of the Zombie Companies

Yesterday the Federal Government announced that the relief for directors from liability from insolvent trading would be extended, it had been due to expire at the end of September.

Sarah BartholomeuszSeptember 8, 2020Zombie Companies, Jobseeker, COVID-!9, Pandemic, Directors, Director Liability, Insolvency

The End of Phoenix Directors: Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust

The End of Phoenix Directors: Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust

The Australian Government has announced its plans to clamp down on ‘phoenixing’ by introducing a Director Identification Numbers (“DIN”) system. This announcement adopts one of the recommendations of the Productivity Commission’s Business Set-up, Transfer and Closure Final Report (PC Report) in the hope of stamping out phoenix directors.

Anti-Corruption, Corporate Governance, Directors' Duties, InsolvencySarah BartholomeuszDecember 5, 2017Directors, Directors' Duties, insolvency

3 Directors' Responsibilities in Financial Reporting

3 Directors' Responsibilities in Financial Reporting

Director's Liability, Directors' Duties, FinanceGuest UserAugust 29, 2017corporate governance, Directors, financial reporting

#12 - Directors' Duties - Personal Liability

#12 - Directors' Duties - Personal Liability

Constitution, Corporate Governance, Directors' Duties, Liability, Personal, PodcastGuest UserMay 17, 2016company, director, Directors, Directors' Duties, duty, effective, important, liability, liable, Personal, personally

#10 - Directors' Duties - Penalties and Consequences

#10 - Directors' Duties - Penalties and Consequences

Corporate Governance, Directors' Duties, Infringe, PodcastGuest UserMay 3, 2016comply, consequences, Directors, Directors' Duties, Duties, Penalties

Lessons for Directors from 2015

Lessons for Directors from 2015

Constitution, Corporate Governance, Finance, Information, Insolvent, Legal, You Legal TVGuest UserApril 27, 2016ConfedenceToLead, confidential, corporate, Directors, governance, Information, insolvency, insolvent, lessons

#06 - Directors' Duties - Duty to avoid conflicts of interest

#06 - Directors' Duties - Duty to avoid conflicts of interest

Agreement, Directors' Duties, Legal, PodcastGuest UserApril 5, 2016conflict, Directors, Duties, duty, interest

#05 - Directors' Duties - Duty of care and diligence

#05 - Directors' Duties - Duty of care and diligence

Corporate Governance, Directors' Duties, Legal, Management, Podcast, PolicyGuest UserMarch 29, 2016care, diligence, Directors, Duties, duty

Directors' Duties in Focus - Duty not to trade while insolvent

Directors' Duties in Focus - Duty not to trade while insolvent

Directors' Duties, Legal, TradeGuest UserApril 7, 2015debt, Directors, Duties, finances, insolvency, insolvent, trade, transaction